My new 1914 DWM Military/ Range Report/ stamp/marking question...

uhlster · 06-29-2011, 09:45 AM

Hey all, picked up this beauty spontaneously at Collectors Firearms in Houston last week. I have always wanted one and decided hell, at least it doesn't depreciate like every other thing I own

they had around 35 Lugers on display.

All total around 1600$, might have been over-priced? yea, but actually it was the second, or third, cheapest one there. They had an 1100$ beat up Erfurt... but I just knew when I held this one I had to have it, and I rarely get that feeling anymore, so screw it!

So anyway pics first, the gun is in overall very good condition... for being as old as it is. Bluing is mainly all there except for the usual spots. All matching except for the magazine. Barrel has strong lining, but has frosting unfortunately, I read somewhere this mainly had to do with the case primer's used back then? Few pitted areas, but no real rusty spots, overall it has good character, and I love the grips.

^area in question, I have seen the 1914/WW1 DWM military acceptance proofs, but mine starts with and X, and I really can't make out the other two, perhaps Q? G? Anyway the other stamps I have seen did not have these letters in this arrangement. I apologize for the inverted rotation of the image in advance.

Shooting the firearm:
First, I bought high grain expensive Remington brass ect 124 9mm ammo, and this Luger DID NOT like! It failed to load almost every other shot. BUT it did love the cheap wolf/Russian 8$ a box 9mm steel 115gr ammo, go figure. Not a single jam even with a full stacked mag.

Second, my trigger is hard to shoot/ pull till it shoots. I have read where this can become normal, maybe I am used to today's firearms, but the click does not come until the last hair of that trigger can be pulled for the most part. I know this has to do with the way the action works itself, maybe it is supposed to be like this, and if I wanted a shooter I could tweak it to fire much more in advance. It is dead accurate when I can keep my hand still with the squeeze, though, and follow up shots are not a problem. I don't plan on shooting this much if ever, but I wanted to bond with the gun; glad to know she still purrs

Cleaning it after took about an hour. Damn grains of powder annoy the hell out of me!

06-29-2011, 09:45 AM	#1
uhlster User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 6 Posts	My new 1914 DWM Military/ Range Report/ stamp/marking question... Hey all, picked up this beauty spontaneously at Collectors Firearms in Houston last week. I have always wanted one and decided hell, at least it doesn't depreciate like every other thing I own they had around 35 Lugers on display. All total around 1600$, might have been over-priced? yea, but actually it was the second, or third, cheapest one there. They had an 1100$ beat up Erfurt... but I just knew when I held this one I had to have it, and I rarely get that feeling anymore, so screw it! So anyway pics first, the gun is in overall very good condition... for being as old as it is. Bluing is mainly all there except for the usual spots. All matching except for the magazine. Barrel has strong lining, but has frosting unfortunately, I read somewhere this mainly had to do with the case primer's used back then? Few pitted areas, but no real rusty spots, overall it has good character, and I love the grips. ^area in question, I have seen the 1914/WW1 DWM military acceptance proofs, but mine starts with and X, and I really can't make out the other two, perhaps Q? G? Anyway the other stamps I have seen did not have these letters in this arrangement. I apologize for the inverted rotation of the image in advance. Shooting the firearm: First, I bought high grain expensive Remington brass ect 124 9mm ammo, and this Luger DID NOT like! It failed to load almost every other shot. BUT it did love the cheap wolf/Russian 8$ a box 9mm steel 115gr ammo, go figure. Not a single jam even with a full stacked mag. Second, my trigger is hard to shoot/ pull till it shoots. I have read where this can become normal, maybe I am used to today's firearms, but the click does not come until the last hair of that trigger can be pulled for the most part. I know this has to do with the way the action works itself, maybe it is supposed to be like this, and if I wanted a shooter I could tweak it to fire much more in advance. It is dead accurate when I can keep my hand still with the squeeze, though, and follow up shots are not a problem. I don't plan on shooting this much if ever, but I wanted to bond with the gun; glad to know she still purrs Cleaning it after took about an hour. Damn grains of powder annoy the hell out of me!